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City takes another step in netting its deer problem
PENTICTON - Council got into an ankle-deep disagreement last night at city hall over the prospect of capturing and relocating mule deer. A trial project to partner with the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Penticton Indian Band to capture and move urban mule deer survived a 4-2 vote with Coun....
Projection art to evoke summer in February
PENTICTON - A local artist plans on bringing some summer cheer to the dark month of February with projectors, local artists and the co-operation of those owning buildings on the 200 block of Main Street. Using 10 or more projectors, Tarik Sayeed of Penticton will shine the works of artists and the faces of Canadian immigrants...
Fire destroys uninsured Keremeos business
"I'VE DETERMINED NOT TO LET IT RUIN ME." KEREMEOS - Fire destroyed an uninsured pet grooming business early Monday morning but its owner vowed to keep working from her home. The Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department got the call to attend The Paw Spa around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived they found the 7 Avenue building...
SCAT DEER! How one resident really feels…
MADE A STATUE OUT OF WHAT? PENTICTON - A gift received by Penticton City Hall late last month appears designed to raise a stink about the city's urban deer problem. Call it interpretive art. A small deer statue was dropped with a simple note: A Gift For City Hall From Anon. And it appears to...
UPDATE: City CAO confirms departure of city controller
PENTICTON - City controller Doug Leahy is no longer working for the municipality according to city CAO Annette Antoniak. She confirmed on Monday Leahy departed from his job late last week. Antoniak said last year Leahy was the chief financial officer and had asked if he could switch jobs with then-controller Colin Fisher in August of 2013. Leahy's...
February comes alive with multicultural movies
PENTICTON - The One World Penticton Multicultural Festival will be an attempt to liven up the cold and wet month of February. During the month of February, Penticton will be celebrating multiculturalism, through entertainment, cooking, dance, workshops and more, according to Kerri Milton, executive director of the Downtown Penticton Association. Milton said next month is...
Avoid freezing, stay indoors with events
PENTICTON - February has been called a slow month for fun activities but there are still some things going on if people brave the chilly weekend weather. Starting tonight the temperature could go as low as -10 Celsius. Saturday, expect to see a high of -2 C and a low of -7 C. Sunday is...
School district facing $1.2M deficit
TRUSTEES LOOKING FOR BUDGET CUTS PENTICTON - As the Okanagan Skaha School District looks for ways to solve an estimated $1.2 million deficit for the 2014-15 budget, the solutions could get personal. District Secretary-Treasurer Bonnie Roller-Routley says savings will have to come from somewhere. A reduction in funding protection means fewer dollars from the province,...
No rent money for convicted drug trafficker
PENTICTON - Judge Vince Hogan didn't buy a Penticton man's story about police seizing his rent money when they arrested him for trafficking in drugs. Wesley James Yungen, 41, who plead guilty to drug trafficking and resisting arrest in Penticton Provincial Court today, wanted the $639.85 taken from him by the RCMP. The money was...
Traffic stop leads to drugs at Penticton home
PENTICTON - A man with no criminal history will face a charge of possessing cocaine for trafficking purposes. The 36-year-old Penticton man was picked up when Penticton RCMP drug task force members stopped a vehicle on Wade Avenue and arrested him. Cpl. Brad Myhre said officers then executed a search warrant at a residence on...
Making sense of Penticton’s tourism dispute
BEACHES AND PEACHES OR WINE EXPERIENCE? PENTICTON - The issue between the Penticton Hospitality Association and the City of Penticton and Tourism Penticton boils down to one fundamental question: Is Penticton's tourism future in beaches and peaches or the area's wineries? After numerous interviews on all sides of the discussion, that appears to be the...
Pedestrian killed by train in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - An unidentified man was killed tonight when he was struck by a train just east of the Overlander Bridge according to Kamloops RCMP. Sgt. Dave Prentice said police were called to the CP Rail tracks at 8:25 p.m. Emergency services were also on scene. The initial investigation indicates the man was walking east...
Boulder strike kept car away from rock slide
"I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE BY ABOUT TWO SECONDS." PENTICTON - Karen Searle of Penticton said it was a good thing her car was struck by a massive boulder on Monday. The retired administration worker was driving on Highway 3, heading to Vancouver to see one of her two adult sons. Her 2009 Hyundai Sonata...
Penticton teen gets part in crime mini-series
PENTICTON - Penticton teen Nikolas Filipovic will star in the TV miniseries Gracepoint which also features Hollywood stars David Tennant and Nick Nolte. Gracepoint is a remake of the British crime drama, Broadchurch, which also had Tennant in the lead role. Gracepoint has already begun production work in Victoria. This is Filipovic's latest acting gig....
Nearly 700 pot plants seized from Summerland home
SUMMERLAND - RCMP arrested two persons and removed 685 marijuana plants during a search of a Summerland residence on Tuesday. RCMP Sgt. Stephane Lacroix said an officer conducted a search warrant for alleged hydro theft and for an illegal marijuana grow operation at a home on Cartwright Avenue. Two residents, a man and woman in...